The life-sized warriors, created in the third century BC and uncovered by farmers in Shaanxi province in 1974, will be the centrepiece of a major exhibition of precious works of art and design at the National Gallery of Victoria next winter.

A study into the mortality and survival rate of key characters in the hit TV series Game of Thrones provides a clue to what lies ahead for heroes and villains in the eighth and final season of the fantasy epic.

Russia is having trouble cracking down on rap music, which is seen as a threat to the country's conservative culture. Now President Vladimir Putin has proposed the Kremlin must step in and "take control".

Nothing breaks the ice like leaning over to rub body paint into your feet and accidentally smearing green on a stranger's buttock, our writer discovers, as she joins hundreds of Melburnians for a morning with famed nude photographer Spencer Tunick.

It's the Christmas song that radio stations don't know whether to play, censor or ban but as Gary Nunn writes, using the 'f' word is all about context and if we get upset about frivolous use in a festive song, no one will hear us when it matters.

The donation, taken from the severance owed to CBS's sacked chief executive, comes as the network confirms it paid $13.2 million to actress Eliza Dushku, who said she was written off the show Bull for complaining about on-set sexual comments from star Michael Weatherly.

The Colombian pop star says she is being used as a "scapegoat" by Spanish tax authorities who claim she failed to pay more than 14.5 million euros in taxes while living in Spain with her football star partner Gerard Pique.

Miss USA apologises for making comments about her fellow Miss Universe contestants' English language skills, admitting what she said could have been "perceived as not respectful" after people described the quotes as racist.

When mysterious paintings bearing the initials PRB began exhibiting in London in 1848, speculation over the signature's meaning was instant — but the movement behind the signature would influence some of the greatest artworks of the past 200 years.

MONA's planned hotel development in Hobart's north features 172 rooms, a concert stage and a "nerd fest" library — but will no longer be called HoMo, as the name was being "misinterpreted", David Walsh says.

Luke Skywalker's prized weapon is no longer up for sale and while fans say the item may not be one of the original pieces used in the movie the maker of the lightsaber says it is one of five he made for A New Hope.

Kerry O’Brien spent 50 years holding the powerful to account, rising to become one of Australia’s most well-regarded and recognisable journalists. He sits down with Jane Hutcheon, in the unfamiliar role of answering the questions.